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EA 151 (P270915)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270915 |
| Museum no. | BM 029813(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | letter |
| Find spot | Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna) |
| Coordinates | 27.6400, 30.8959 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _lugal {d}utu_-ia _dingir_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | To the king, my Šamaš, my god and my gods |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}a-bi-_lugal ARAD2_-ka | Thus Abī-šarru, your servant: |
| 3 | 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-li2-ia8 am-qut | 7 and 7 I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 4 | a-na-ku ip-ru isz-tu szu-pa-li | I opened the door from the south. |
| 5 | _kusz_ sze-ni _lugal en_-li2-ia | skin of the king, my lord |
| 6 | an-nu-u2 a-na-an-s,ar2 _iri lugal_ | This I shall guard the city of the king. |
| 7 | sza ip-qi2-id i-na qa-ti-ia ma-gal | that he appointed, in my hand greatly |
| 8 | pa-nu-ia a-na a-la-ki | Before me, to go |
| 9 | a-na a-ma-ri pa-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia# | to see the face of the king, my lord |
| 10 | u3 la-a i-le2-e isz-tu | and he does not know from |
| 11 | qa-ti {disz}zi-im-re-da _iri_ s,i2-du-na{ki} | Hand of Zimrēda, the city of Sidon |
| 12 | isz-me2-ni-ma e-nu-ma | heard, and now |
| 13 | i-ra-bu u3 i-pu-usz | he will enter and do. |
| 14 | nu-kur-tum it-ti-ia li-id-din-ni | May a nukurtu-gift be given to me. |
| 15 | _lugal en_-li2-ia 2(u) _lu2-mesz_ a-na | 20 men to the king, my lord |
| 16 | na-s,a-ri _iri lugal_ be-li-ia | guarding the city of the king, my lord |
| 17 | u3 li-ru#-ub# a-na mah-ri-[ti] | and enter before me. |
| 18 | _lugal_ be-li-ia a-na da-ga-li | the king, my lord, to Dagali |
| 19 | pa-ni-szu _du10-ga_-ta# at-ta-din | I gave to him a good face. |
| 20 | pa-ni-ia a-na mi-ru-ti :" u2-pu-ti | (Sum) My face ... (Akk) In my face I ... |
| 21 | _lugal# en_-li2-ia li-isz-al | let the king, my lord, ask |
| 22 | _lugal#_ be-li-ia _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu | the king, my lord, his witness |
| 23 | e-nu-ma at-ta#-din pa-ni-ia | When I gave my face |
| 24 | a-na mah-ri-ti _lugal_ be-li-ia# | Before the king, my lord, |
| 25 | a-nu-um-ma _lu2-kin_-ri#-[ia] | Now, my messenger |
| 26 | usz#-sze-ir-ti a-na [mah-ri] | “The foundations for the future |
| 27 | _lugal#_ be-li-ia u3 li#-[wa-asz-szar] | May it be well with the king, my lord! |
| 28 | [_lugal_] be-li-ia _lu2-[kin_-ri-szu] | the king, my lord, his messenger |
| 29 | [u3] _dub#_-pa#-szu a-na# [ia-szi] | and his tablet to me |
| 30 | u3 li-ru#-ub# a-na [mah-ri-ti] | and enter into the past |
| 31 | _lugal en_-li2-ia ma [...] | the king, my lord, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at#-ta-din pa-ni#-[ia a-na] | I have given my face to |
| 2 | a-na mah#-ri-ti a-[na a-ma-ri] | before me, to see |
| 3 | pa-ni _lugal en_-li2-[ia u3] | before the king, my lord, and |
| 4 | la-a i-te-zi-ib [_lugal_ be-li] | The king, my lord, should not be afraid. |
| 5 | _ARAD2_-szu isz-tu qa-ti#-[szu] | his servant from his hand |
| 6 | li-it-ta-din pa-ni#-[szu] | he should give his face. |
| 7 | _lugal_ be-li-ia u3 id#-[din] | the king, my lord, and gave |
| 8 | _a-mesz_ a-na szi-it-ia9 _ARAD2#_-[szu] | water to my request, his servant |
| 9 | u3 _gesz-mesz_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu [u3] | and the wood to his servant and |
| 10 | i-de4 _lugal_ be-li e-nu-ma# | the king, my lord, knows that |
| 11 | i-na _igi#_ {d}ab-ba ni-ta-s,a#-ab# | before Baba we shall seize. |
| 12 | ia-nu _a-mesz_ u3 ia-nu _gesz-mesz_ | whether water or wood |
| 13 | a-na ia-szi-nu a-nu-um-ma | to me, herewith |
| 14 | usz-sze-er {disz}dingir-lugal _lu2-kin_-ri | Ilī-šarru, messenger |
| 15 | a-na mah-ri _lugal_ be-li-ia | before the king, my lord |
| 16 | u3 at-ta-din 5(disz) _gun zabar_ | and I have given 5 talents of bronze. |
| 17 | _{gesz}pesz3-gid2_-ma 1(disz) _{gesz}usan_ gi3-na-zu | a scepter, and 1 regular-quality wagon |
| 18 | _lugal_ be-li-ia isz-ta-par a-na ia-szi#-[nu] | The king, my lord, sent word to me. |
| 19 | sza ta-asz-me isz-tu _kur_ ki-na-a'2-na | that you heard from the land Kinaʾna |
| 20 | u3 szu-pur a-na ia-szi | And send a message to me! |
| 21 | _lugal kur_ da-nu-na _ba-usz2_ | king of the land of Anuna died |
| 22 | u3 sza-ar-ra _szesz_-szu | and the death of his brother |
| 23 | a-na _egir_-szu u3 pa-asz-ha-at | for his future and the revocation |
| 24 | _kur_-szu u3 _e2 lugal iri_ u2-ga-ri-it{ki} | his land and the house of the king of Ugarit |
| 25 | i-ku-ul i-sza-tu4 mi-szi-il#-szu | (Sum) The one who eats bread, the one who drinks beer (Akk) He who ate bread, his meal |
| 26 | i-kul2 u3 mi-szi-<il>-szu ia-nu | he eats, and there is nothing for him. |
| 27 | u3 _lu2-mesz erin2 kur_ ha-at-ti ia-nu | and there are no Hittite soldiers. |
| 28 | {disz}e-ta-ka3-ma pa-wu-ri | “Eta-kāma, the governor, |
| 29 | _iri_ qi2-id-szi u3 | the city Qidši and |
| 30 | {disz}a-zi-ra nu-kur2-tu4 | Azira was not changed |
| 31 | it-ti {disz}bir-ia-wa-zi | with Biria-wazi |
| 32 | nu-kur2-tu4 | non-canonical |
| 33 | a-ta-mur ha-ba-li | I have seen the robbers |
| 34 | {disz}zi-im-ri-da | Zimrīda |
| 35 | e-nu-ma ip-hu-ur | when he had received |
| left | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}ma2-mesz erin2-mesz_ isz-tu _iri-hi-a_ {disz}a-zi-ra# | boats and troops from the city of Azira |
| 2 | a-na _ugu_-hi-ia u3 da-mi-iq e-nu-ma i? u2# [...] | to me and good. When ... |
| 3 | _lu2-giri3_ be-li-ia ip#-li-hu gab2-bu li-id-din# | the messenger of my lord became afraid, all he gave. |
| 4 | pa-ni-szu _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 li-sa3-hir2 :" yi-s,a [...] | before him the king to his servant and may he be reconciled. |
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